By Tuba Sahin
ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index closed Monday at 98,342.9 points with an increase of 1.68%.
Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index started the day at 96,737.68 points.The index gained 1,624.42 points from the last week's close of 96,714.48 points.
The price of Brent crude oil was around $58.70 per barrel as of 6 p.m. (1500GMT) on Monday.
| Exchange Rates | Thursday | Monday |
| UDS/TRY | 5.8320 | 5.8090 |
| EUR/TRY | 6.4540 | 6.3750 |
| GBP/TRY | 7.1030 | 7.0130 |